This year, pre-event coverage will be available only via download, featuring 16x9 HD broadcast-quality B-Roll footage. This free video content will be released on a rolling basis on the day of the events leading up to the ball drop:

Additionally, official Host Allison Hagendorf and three correspondents will provide live, commercial-free, webcast coverage of the festivities leading up to the Ball Drop at midnigh,t including backstage access, behind-the-scenes stories and interviews with revelers, performers and other celebrities. Additional highlights include the lighting and raising of the New Year’s Eve Ball at 6:00 p.m. EST, hourly countdowns, activities engaging the revelers, AP’s Year-End News video, live musical performances (TBA) and Special Guest—the International Rescue Committee joined by the Mayor of New York City to push the Waterford Crystal button that signals the Ball Drop.